Far too many four and five-star hotels in Ireland are under-performing and proving a disappointment to high-paying guests, according to Georgina Campbell, the woman behind the annual hospitality awards.

John Meagher visits Viewmount House and experiences VM, the restaurant that put Longford on the culinary map.

‘VM’ at Viewmount House, Dublin Road, Longford; tel: 043-3341919; viewmounthouse.com